A full-stack e-commerce store for developer-themed apparel, built with Laravel 12.
DevThreads is a print-on-demand e-commerce platform selling developer-themed t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and stickers. Built from scratch with Laravel to demonstrate full-stack web development skills.
- 🛍️ Product Catalog — Browse by category, search, filter, sort
- 🛒 Shopping Cart — Session-based cart with size selection
- 📱 Responsive Design — Mobile-first with Tailwind CSS
- 🔍 SEO Optimized — Meta tags, clean URLs (
/shop/git-push-force-friday), semantic HTML - 👨💼 Admin Panel — CRUD for products (auth-protected)
- 🗄️ Database Design — Migrations, relationships, seeders with sample data
- 🔒 Security — CSRF protection, input validation, parameterized queries
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Backend | Laravel 12, PHP 8.4 |
| Frontend | Blade Templates, Tailwind CSS |
| Database | SQLite (dev) / MySQL (production) |
| Auth | Laravel built-in authentication |
- PHP >= 8.2
- Composer
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/TornadoSW/devthreads.git
cd devthreads
# Install dependencies
composer install
# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
# Run migrations and seed sample data
php artisan migrate --seed
# Start development server
php artisan serveVisit http://127.0.0.1:8000 in your browser.
app/
├── Models/ # Eloquent models (Product, Category, Order, etc.)
├── Http/
│ └── Controllers/
│ ├── HomeController.php # Landing page
│ ├── ProductController.php # Shop & product pages
│ ├── CartController.php # Cart management
│ └── Admin/ # Admin panel controllers
database/
├── migrations/ # Database schema
└── seeders/ # Sample product data
resources/
└── views/
├── layouts/ # Base layout with nav & footer
├── products/ # Shop listing & product detail pages
├── cart/ # Shopping cart
└── admin/ # Admin panel views
- Product catalog with categories
- Shopping cart
- Admin product management
- SEO meta tags
- Stripe payment integration
- Order management
- User authentication & order history
- Blog section for content marketing
- Email notifications
This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.